"This contract will have consequences for decades to come and, as such, we have serious concerns it could be a wasted opportunity to address the climate crisis and the reindustrialization of our manufacturing sector," the Ohio lawmakers wrote in the March 1 letter to Biden.
Section 205 of Biden's executive order calls for "clean and zero-emission vehicles for Federal, State, local, and Tribal government fleets, including vehicles of the United States Postal Service" as part of the Federal Clean Electricity and Vehicle Procurement Strategy.
In a Tuesday news release, Kaptur mentioned news reports revealing "suspicious stock trades" ahead of the contract announcement, including a $54 million purchase of Oshkosh Corp. stock.